The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-11
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GEOIsCIA.


The Augusta cotton seed oil mill started UP
| with catering prospects.
S. !. Sullivan, Of Augusta, was appointed
superior court reporter by Judge Rooney, vice
/ IT, L. Webb, deceased.
Elberon has received more cotton this year
+ than ever before, and prices have kept up well
/ and the trade of the merchants has been re-
/ marAably good
! a shooting scIape occurred in Augusta Fri
day night, between neSoes, by which
| Charles Thomas, was fatally wounded. 1t
/ seems that Cody Harris, negro hotel waitr,c
| Nero Gaines, companion, was scufiling, when
/ tho former became angry, drew lis pistOl-a
! British bulldogs and fired at Nero The ball
! however, missed its mark, and struck Charles
Thomas, Young nc 2Io, who was passing. The
ball struck and passed through his left arm,
and thence into his side, entering his stomach.
lie was carried to the hospital, where the doc
tor IN charge pronounced it a fatal wound.
Harris run and secrctcd himself in house
near by, but was arrested at midnight.
A romantic marriage took place Thursday
at $3.50 pm, on the upper foot
bridge which unites Brownsville and Column
bus. The high contracting parties were Rev.
Daniel Littlcton, OF BroNnyillc and Miss EN-
ma Littlcton of Crawford, Ala. and the Cere-
mony was performed by Rev. j. IL. Cumming
Mr. Litlcton left on Saturday night with II
party OF friends for Crawford, returning this
evening with his bride-ceet Tho bridal
party, which consisted Of five persons drove
10 the center Of the bridge, where the mar
ridgc ceremony was performed. The obiec-
tons OF the brides parents caused the couple
tomarry after this manner.
Tom padgctt is lying in Jail at Statewide,
~ H. III, I'll f,.l ~ i r7i''i'
cr,i ri,rcs ST., ntI,rr el,,i m ,.d tl,,,,,l ~
cintlte pr .Jnt,Isn,, ,,-I,d 10 atte,di,5,, ~
wounded man, fears that amputation will
be necessary. lie was on trial in
on liz 80 A. ,risa,, u, Iar,,o e.
SLoriG Icr,,iIn and sIcs.r5 Ciarlet TI'o,,,,-
SON and .I,rl< Nyravcr chen he ,o.tir a AZ,
fnr libc,ty 'rbo,ntso, and tyca,r,. n,,,I, G,.i
a load of bual,,hot after him. and the shcriIf
emptiod both barrels of his ,un, which were
loaded wll small shot after the fleeing man
Padgct i,ll 10 the ground under this fusladc
and was rccapturcd Tom radectt il under
arrest charged with the Waylavmg and killing
OF George Hunter, his hrulher-iu-aw, who was
shot down on the road in i1chols county about
three years ago Hunter. about q wear before
That time, shot and killed Tip Pad9cjt, Tom
fndGct's father Tip Padgett rode up to
Hunter front gate, il seems, and shot Hun
tcrs dog down in his yard because the dog
had been killing his hogs-or. ri least, Padgett
So chRrgcd-aud Whereuppn Hunter shot and
instantly killed linn. Tip Padgett was George
Hunters fathcr-m-laW Tie cscapade now
narrated IS the third bloody chapter in the
history OF this family foud and some think the
matter is not ended yet, as Tom Padgett has a
laiGc iRnlIy connection ana many friends IN
the lower part OF Echos county
From the Gibson, Ca, Enterprise.
Ia this county are young
man and young lady, who con
cluded that they were made for each other
and should be one. The parents objected on
account OF their youth, and TO break up the
match instructed Judge Calhoun, ordinary
not to sell license to them. a cOlored man
came TO this place and inquired where the
postoiiice WAS Being shown it, he walked into
Whitiey's store and said to one Of the clerks:
81 wants ter buy par err licenses" He was
told that, although carrying a good line of
merchandise, the firm did not deal in marriage
IIis hn,i,Ses - So"n ,,ad ,'' WiU-','''S
.Iudco Calhou, AMI vlinb a e,,iic ,la,.i,'c,
aboni his cotntcnancc at a." ,,,g,act ~ h;s
lee ina ordinnt,, l,ad t,,o ,,,,,,l f Ia ,i
Who wished 10 Ee 1iuitcd IN n,ntri,rcnv J,La
dGrky cave the names of Iho parties whose
parents had rcuuostcd .Tulre C5ILonn ,,nt IA
let them have license but called them hy their
given names. Not slspectiug who they really
were, and thinking they were negroes. the
Judge issued the license, and placed the abhrc-
Walton Col" after the name of each of the
contracting parties The darby departed with
tho license Armed with the proper authority
the young couple hunted up a Justice of the
al. I